Why do people put so much emphasis on kpop and boil down South Korea down to this one product that isn’t even the best product Korean produces. Sad world where talking about South Korea leads to some ridiculous tangent that entangles kpop. Can we actually try to see South Koreans for who and what they are versus this kpop brain rot mentality?? Seriously South Koreans are more than Kpop, can you actually try to see them as actually more? I’m glad I went to South Korea before this craze and got to see the beauty and the flaws of the Korean people for who and what they are before the brain rot western influence boiled all Korean experience and culture down to kpop. It’s disgusting.

​@@henrytep8884 It's important for the Korean economy. TWICE brought in tens of millions of dollars on their worldwide tour this year.

Funny thing is most of my korean friends in korea are not into k-pop. A couple are but not the majority. But everyone I meet overseas thinks every korean is obsessed with k-pop. Which is not the case at all.

​@@henrytep8884 Because we spend so much money on kpop it's a big deal and also is a big thing that attracts a lot of tourists. There is a BTS tour that is EXTREMELY popular that is sold and covers a lot of the restaurants and locations BTS are known to visit frequently, a kpop record studio tour where you can record your own song, a kpop dress up and make up tour where you get dressed up like a kpop idol. All these are HUGE tourist attractions. I'm going to South Korea this week to go to Waterbomb, which is about $120 USD at each city, so I'm spending $360 for 3 cities for waterbomb tickets alone, not including travel, food or hotels. And I've already spent over $5000 on kpop concerts, merch, albums, blurays, etc. in the past year for Twice, ITZY, NMIXX, Gidle, Blackpink, etc. There is also a couple of concerts that I'm going to hit while in South Korea on top of waterbomb, and then when I return to the USA of course we have the Gidle world tour going on which I also already have tickets for. So this $3000-$4000 USD multi-week South Korea trip is on top of that. I assure you there aren't many other things Korea exports that is so profitable. And I'm still here hoping that Limelight and NMIXX will start their next world tours sooner rather than later so I can buy all that up right quick.

Are you bordering a country that wants to annihilate you? Did we collectively lose our minds?? Also national service probably the best thing South Korea has since it does off ramp many men in South Korea to gain skill and experience. The USA would definitely benefit from a national service as that would pull many people who wants skills And connection with other people in an otherwise atomizing world.

@@henrytep8884 I come from a country that was occupied for 40 years, so yes I know what I am talking about. What benefits the country more - people who pay taxes or people who are learning "skills" at the military such as how to load a gun? Also, if you do not use your "skills", you do not practise regularly, what are going to remember after 10 years when you are out of service and possible war comes? Nothing.

@@Sonia94537 Korea was occupied and went through Korean War. Korea is under constant threat. Korea doesn't want mandatory military service but it has no choice. It was other countries that occupied, attacked, invaded, controlled Korea. It was other countries that tore Korea into two so blame those countries, not Korea.

@@justlim622 I understand that since I come from a country that was occupied by another country for 40 years. Both my dad and my brother went through ms that lasted for 2 years back then. They both told me that even though you learnt a lot, the technology moves forward so fast these days that what is new today is obsolete in a couple of months and you forget things once you come back to your "normal" life.
I watched some SK vlogs where the guys said that what they learnt at ms was how to load a gun and how to cook ramen in the original packaging…
Some SK divisions send their soldiers to the mountains with temperatures below zero, no hygiene, barely any food - what kind of skill are they going to learn there? My whole point is that 18 months is too long, it cuts their life, potential career, studies and delays starting a family.
6 months to learn the basics would be enough.

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